Sweet Potatoes With Curried Beef Mushrooms And Sour Cream Food

SWEET POTATOES WITH MUSHROOMS & ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Prick the potatoes several times with a fork, then microwave on High for 8-10 mins, turning once, until tender. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a non-stick pan, add the mushrooms and rosemary and cook over a fairly high heat, stirring, until the mushrooms are tender and lightly coloured. Season to taste.
• Put the potatoes in the oven and roast for 15 mins until the skins start to crisp. Split open and spoon over the mushrooms. Sprinkle with Parmesan to serve.

SWEET POTATOES WITH CURRIED BEEF, MUSHROOMS AND SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Peel and roast sweet potatoes at 400°F for 45 minutes to an hour.
• Meanwhile, add a splash of olive oil to a fry pan with a heavy base on medium-high heat. Add ground beef, pinch of salt, mushrooms, and curry powder. Cook mixture until meat browns. Add water and ketchup. Cook and stir for an additional 2 minutes on medium heat. Don't let the mixture become too dry - you're looking for a thick sauce-like texture. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Cut open sweet potatoes. Spoon beef/mushroom mixture, a good dollop of sour cream, green onions, chili, and cilantro into each one.

SWEET POTATOES WITH SOUR CREAM AND PECANS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. If your coconut oil is solid, place it in a small saucepan over low heat. Let it melt, stirring with a wooden spoon. (No need to heat liquid coconut oil or olive oil.)
• Cut each sweet potato in half lengthwise, then slice each half lengthwise into 3 or 4 wedges, about 3/4-inch thick.
• Put the sweet potato wedges in a large bowl and add the coconut oil, garam masala, 3/4 teaspoon salt and the pinch of pepper, tossing everything so the potatoes are well coated.
• Spread the potatoes in an even layer on a large baking sheet. (Lining the pan with parchment paper will make clean up easier, but it's not necessary.) Roast, using tongs to carefully turn the potatoes after 30 minutes, until soft and caramelized, about 1 hour.
• While the sweet potatoes are roasting, make the lime sour cream: In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream, lime juice and a pinch of salt. Whisk in enough milk (by the teaspoon) to make a pourable sauce. It should be a bit thicker than heavy cream. Taste and add more salt and lime juice as needed. Set aside.
• Once the sweet potatoes are done but still hot on the baking sheet, sprinkle lime zest all over them. (Adding the zest to the hot potatoes brings out the lime flavor.)
• Using tongs or a large serving spoon, arrange sweet potatoes on serving platter. Drizzle the sour cream mixture all over the potatoes, and sprinkle toasted pecans on top. Squeeze more lime juice on top if you like. Serve hot or warm.